MYOHNSEPH
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Religion & Morals
by Sadie5 inmy hubby and i come from different backgrounds.
although neither was raised as a jw, he was in a very religious household.
as kids they were forced to read the bible everyday after school, while the neighborhood kids played outside.
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The most extreme witness
by freedom96 inthere was an elder in my hall, that everyone feared, and had the power and position to make fear a realistic reaction.. i remember him saying, that if he or any of his grandchildren were ever to be disfellowshipped, not only would he never speak to them until they came back, but he would go to the extent of removing all their pictures from the walls of his house.
how harsh is that???.
just doesn't seem to me like god would do such a thing, and a religion that supported that type of behavior just boggled my mind.
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GOT VERSE?
by MYOHNSEPH ina current thread got me to thinking about a little poem i wrote many years ago.
i wonder how many other pseudo poets we have here.
if you're one, show us your stuff.
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Selective Compassion
by MYOHNSEPH ini dont know how many of you have listened to the audio of mike spence interviewing j.r. brown on the societys policies related to child molesters, but its worth a listen.
i was particularly fascinated with browns comments about allowing someone, who may have previously been convicted of child molestation, to later hold a position of responsibility in the congregation.
as an example of how this might happen, he presented a hypothetical case in which a boy of sixteen has sex with a girl of fourteen, with her consent.
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Where is Satan the Devil on Easter Sunday?
by Blueblades inaccording to the bible,down through the centuries the devil has demonstrated that he is the arch-opposer of both god and man.
easter sunday celebrates the resurrection of jesus and he is now able to bring to nothing the one having the means to cause death,satan the devil.. the resurrection happened 2,000 yrs.
ago.was satan brought to nothing then,or is he still around?where is satan the devil on easter sunday?.
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WHENCE MORALITY?
by MYOHNSEPH inlistening to a discussion about perceptions of morality and/or amorality in tactics of war, the question came to mind, what is morality, anyhow?
is the human sense of morality, or peception of morality, evidence of influence from a higher, spiritual source?
a creator, perhaps?
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The Bill & Ray Show
by MYOHNSEPH indoes anyone know if the bill & ray show is being looked at by a major network?
i think it would go over great on fox!
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HOUSTON TEXANS WIN FIRST ROAD GAME!
by MYOHNSEPH inhow 'bout them texans!!!.
sorry 'bout that jacksonville!
(snicker, snicker!
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Religious Tolerance & Hypocrisy
by MYOHNSEPH inin looking over the wts website this morning, i was drawn to an article entitled, the edict of nantes a charter for tolerance?
it deals with the edict signed by king henry iv, of france , in 1598, which afforded an unprecedented degree of religious tolerance and freedom of religion for protestants of that time.
while questioning the motive behind the edict, the article seems to extol the virtues and rightness of religious tolerance.